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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2005
Applicant:
Rick Hinderer, Wooster, OH (US);
Inventor:
Rick Hinderer, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Mentor Group, LLC, Oregon City, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hand tool—typically embodied as a knife—incorporates a blade or implement lock mechanism for securely locking the implement such as a blade in the open position. The lock mechanism locks the blade in the open position and allows it to be released so that the blade may be folded back into the closed position. The locking mechanism incorporates a safety mechanism that prevents the blade engaging lock from becoming unintentionally disengaged.